1 eagle, 7 birdies, a triple, a bogey, 67. This was Li Haotong’s performance in the third round of the 27th Volvo China Open. Compared with the smoothness of the first round and the abnormality of the second round, Li Haotong’s In the third round, he seemed to have found himself

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Wang Zheng

1 Eagle 7 birds, one plus three, one bogey, 67. This is the performance of Li Haotong in the third round of the 27th Volvo China Open, compared with the performance in the first round Smooth, despite the abnormality in the second round, Li Haotong seemed to have found himself somewhat in the third round.

In yesterday's game, Li Haotong, who started at 11:30, was actually a little unlucky. The weather turned cooler and the wind was stronger in the afternoon, which was a big test for the players. Li Haotong, who started on the back nine, had two double bogeys in the first nine holes. He had 4 birdies, 3 bogeys and 2 double bogeys in the whole day, achieving a score of +3. After the game, Li Haotong did not accept interviews from the media. When he walked out of the scoring office, he even walked back to the clubhouse without wearing shoes. He hasn't played in the past two months and obviously hasn't fully found the feeling yet.

One thing I have to say is that Li Haotong’s teammates in the first two rounds were two young players, Chen Guxin and amateur player Ding Wenyi. Both of them performed well in the first two rounds, with Ding Wen leading the first round. Chen Guxin was also very stable in the first two rounds, and in the third round he had a stable performance of five birds and zero bogeys. This will also put some pressure on Li Haotong.

The third round was regrouped based on results. Although Li Haotong made a birdie on the 3rd hole, he scored a +3 on the subsequent 4th hole. This is considered relatively good for a player of Li Haotong's level. Big mistake. However, after this hole, Li Haotong seemed to have let go of the pressure. He made three birdies in the last five holes of the front nine, and even scored 1 win, 3 birdies and 1 bogey on the back nine, especially at the end. An eagle on the hole made Li Haotong very excited. "My idea at the time was to get closer and make a birdie push. I didn't expect to be so lucky." Li Haotong said about the final eagle shot.

Talking about his performance in the third round, Li Haotong did not avoid the "+3" mistake on the fourth hole. He said that after that hole, he "seemed to have found inspiration and was able to play all of a sudden."

went from shooting 75 (+3) in the second round to 67 (-5) in the third round. How did Li Haotong adjust in one night? In this regard, he believed that his condition was not particularly good in the third round. The main reason was that after the 4th hole, he let go and was lucky to make a few long putts.

Li Haotong is currently ranked 4th with a score of 212 (70-75-67) in three rounds and 4 under par. He is 3 shots behind the leader Zhang Jin and still retains the chance to win the championship.

There is another tidbit after the game. When a reporter asked Li Haotong why he didn't wear shoes yesterday, he said it was because his shoes had been washed and he was anxious to go back to the hotel to rest, so he walked back to the clubhouse wearing socks. At that time, everyone noticed that Li Haotong was wearing a pair of red socks. When asked what color socks he was wearing today, Li Haotong lifted up his trousers and replied humorously: "The black socks I wore today are not the same as the red socks yesterday." Spiritual..."

Source: Sports Weekly All Media